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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Mandaly. As in "Ki kote ou prale?" I am running into "prale" at the end of sentences, instead of "pral." Is "prale" like "genyen" at the end of sentences? In other words, with "genyen", you are supposed to use the long form at sentence end. Is "prale" the same way? Mesi bokou.

Yes you got it. We do not use “pral” at the end of a
sentence.Yes, the same goes for GENYEN and GEN.And, the same goes for the following words below. Their contracted form
is not found at the end of a sentence

1.fini and fin (used as auxiliary) – to be done

Eske ou fini?
- Are you done?

Do not say:Eske ou fin? (“fin” cannot be used
at the end of this question.)

But you can say: Eske ou fin manje? – Are you done eating?

2.pote and pot – to carry, to bring

Kisa w te pote?
- What did you bring?

Do not say:kisa w te pot?

But you can say: Kisa
w te pot pou mwen? - What did
you bring me?

3.mete and met – to put

Ki rad w’ap mete?
– What dress will you wear?

Do not say:Ki rad w’ap met?

But you can say: Ki rad w’ap met sou ou? – What dress will you wear?

4.konnen and konn –
to know, to be used to

Eske ou te konnen?
– Did you know?

Do not say:Eske ou te konn?

But you can say: Eske
ou te konn nonm sa a? – Did you
know that man?

5.ale and al – to go

Ann ale. –
Let’s go.

Do not say:Ann al.

But you can say: Ann al
nan sinema. – Let’s go to the movies.

6.rete and ret – to stay, be left

Konben pen ki rete?
– How many breads are left?

Do not say:konben pen ki ret?

But you can say Konben
pen ki ret nan panye a? – How many
breads are left in the basket?